Symphony Concert

Beethoven Piano Concerto

Star conductor Kent Nagano conducts Mendelssohn, Rafał Blechacz plays Beethoven.
© Sergio Veranes Studio

10/26

Sunday | 10/26/2025
6:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal
Prices
64 | 53 | 45 | 39 | 29 | 22 €
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About the Concert

Beethoven himself played the world premiere of his Third Piano Concerto. For him, it was not a problem at all, as he knew exactly what he wanted to hear. Quite the opposite for the conductor and musicians! He had not yet finished writing the notes for the orchestra, so the accompaniment was a real adventure. However, this performance was already a great success, and today the concerto is considered one of the most beautiful piano concerts of all time. The "Reformation Symphony" is also a musical monument full of radiance and depth. Majestic sounds meet festive hymns, while the famous melody "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" leads the symphony to its climax. This work is a passionate expression of faith and hope that touches both the heart and the mind.

Program

Alex Nante
New composition on "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" (world premiere)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
"Symphony No. 5 in D minor" Reformation Symphony

Artists

Kent Nagano
Conductor
Rafał Blechacz
Piano
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Kent Nagano

Conductor

Kent Nagano has been General Music Director of Hamburgische Staatsoper since the 2015/16 season, leaving the position in 2025, and will be the next Artistic Director of Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España (OCNE) in Madrid, starting mid-2026. Born in California, he has since held numerous conducting positions in Europe and North America since the 1980s, including at the Bavarian State Opera and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. He is currently leading a multi-year project with Wagner's "Ring" on period instruments.

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Rafał Blechacz

In 2005, Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz won the Chopin Competition against 80 competitors, laying the foundations for an international career that has taken him through Europe, Asia and the USA to this day. The multi-award-winning exclusive artist of Deutsche Grammophon continues to focus on the repertoire of his compatriot Chopin, which has played such a major role on his path, but draws from the full piano repertoire in his concerts.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

Top Class!

That is the claim of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra stands for concerts at the highest artistic level, musical education for all ages and looking beyond the musical horizon. Guest performances on almost every continent and collaborations with guests from all over the world have established the reputation of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in the international classical music world.  

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